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Hearing on the situation in Hungary

February 9th, 2012

14.00 – 18.30: Neelie Kroes speaks at a European Parliament hearing on the situation in HungaryWatch live

Thanks to all those taking part in the tweet-chat!

February 2nd, 2012

A big thank you to all who took part in the Tweetchat on Monday – 1000+ questions, covering subjects from the cloud to online privacy, from ACTA to VAT on ebooks (via ...Read the post

I meet Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe

January 27th, 20

On Wednesday I promised to keep you updated on my meeting today in Davos with Mr Thorbjorn Jagland, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. As I expected,... Read the post

I meet Myanmar industry minister Soe Thein

January 27th, 2012

Today, also while in Davos, I met Myanmar Industry Minister Soe Thein, one of those supporting the current reform agenda. He heads Myanmar's investment commission and... Read the post

Latest speeches

Public-private cooperation in cyber-security

January 30th, 2012

In the last decade, we have seen a transformative change for the Internet. It has gone from promise to delivery; from a technical novelty to the backbone of our economy and society. But that ever greater usage carries an implication...Read the speech

EU Data protection reform and Cloud Computing

January 30th, 2012

Ladies and Gentlemen, Cloud computing will change the way businesses do IT, and it will change our economies. Because it will tremendously increase flexibility and efficiency. And I think we could all do with a productivity boost... Read the speech